Omaha daily bee., 1887-05-01
BARN BURNERS AT LINCOLN.
ano:ndiaries Making 1t Very Lively at the
Capital City.
EIGHT FIRES IN FOUR NIGHTS
Consulting over the womcn's Indus
trial Home-How Policeman Ell
Got There-The Marvin As
sault-Lincoln News.
IrRoM TIE BEES LIScoLS BuREAu.l

IHc law lldb uiC III thO
1midstof them pursuing their incendiary
work night and day, whenever favorable
opportunity presents itself. As direct
line of evidence in this regard, eight
harmless citizens are now gazing on the
ruins inccndiarism has wrought for them
as individuals. The department record
shows that not less than eight barns have
been burned IN the last four days, and
unsuccessful attempts have been made
on two others. The last of these bonfires,
which called out the firemen at about
midnight on Friday night, was the most
serious in results, the loss reaching about
$4,000, with light insurance, and IN one
Of the buildings destroyed it was impos-
slblc to get stock out and save them from
the flames. In this fire also several fine
residences escaped cremation only by the
hardest kind of work on the part of the
fire boys and it is only question OF time
nnder present proceedings until more
serious damages will be recorded.
There are several reasons ad-
vanccd in the discussion over
the general reign of incendiarism,
NIL of which are tennable in the line OF
explanation. 1t is we'll known in all po.
lice circles that gangs of petty thieves,
burglars and fire bugs lay low to strike a
city when new administration shows
its reformation qualities in discharging
alI its old and tried policemen and puts
raw recruits in charge. The wholes ale
discharge of the former efficient poll ce
officers in Lincoln has been in the line of
an invitation to the toughs, and they now
h,v tnp ry homo n .inpnln
Familiar faces that have been run out of
the city in former times are now visible
and the natural conclusion is that they
arc not here for their health. Another
cause for present torch work is gwen by
several citizens to be in the fact, that of
the dozen or more tramps that have been
in custody, who wouldn't work and were
put on the streets with the ball and chain,
five of them have very easily made their
escape from the present vigillant police
force and are at largo again with any
thing but love for the place. That these
Rre getting even with the town is con-
clusion many reach IN seeking cause in
answer to- the lurid condition of the city
ut present.
THE INDUSTRIAL HOME.
The executive committee of the Wo-
mems Christian Temperance Union of
Nebraska, met by special invitation the
Associated Board of Charities of the
state ut the CAPITAL hotel Thursday after.
noon, for mutual conference in rela-
ton to the Industrial home for penitent
women and girls, for the building of
which an appropriatiGn1 H. was s.l secured >i at t
on behalf of the w. e. L. U. and OF its
earnest purpose to cooperate in the
future as in the past, in the effort to
securely establish and endow the home.
Inquiry being made as to plans for
buildings, Mrs. Dinsmoor gave consid.
cradle information as to the arrange
ment and plan of similar institutions in
other states. An arrangement Was then
made by which committees from each
society met the commissioner of public
lands and buildings at the capital at 10
a. m. Friday. At such meeting, Mrs.
Dinsmoor, of Omaha, and Mrs. Russell, OF
Mrs gne the state Doard
and Mrs. Woodward of Seward, on be-
half of tho w. G. Il. u, had a very pleas
ant and satisfactory consultation with
Commissioner Scott According to the
provisions of the bill, bids will be ac.
cepted for the securing of the location of
the home by the board of public lands
and buildings, after July l, 1887.
ELI GETS THERE.
Ono of the most amusing of the many
amusing acts of the present police force
was perpetrated by Policeman Eli Bates.
who, with all the authority in the world
arrested Deputy Sheriff LangdOn, and
was getting ready. to land HIM in the
cooler when Sheriff Melick arrived. II
from the train with crazy man, who
was giving him great deal of trouble
compelling the deputy to use force in
controlling the man. Policeman Bate!
saw glory at . glance, and proceeded to
arrest tho deputy without knowing OF
evidently caring whether he was an otli-
Ger or not. The spectacle was apprOpri
Rte for the present force.
TIE MARVIN ASSAULT.
The family quarrel between mar
named Marvin and woman named Mrs
Berry and her son promises to he cas-
of more than simple assault when tn
parties have final hearing in the courts
This is the case published in the dis
patches as q murder, but yesterday morn
ing Marvin, who was hacked up with
hatche,t, was out on the streets, although
his physician said his skull wa
Sas StnSnsf had anS been h taken Being aeT.a5
and without means the police Judge yes
terday paid man for caring for ant
watching Marvin IN the court room at th
engine house and keeping him quiet St
cover Notwithstanding his cracked skull
Mrs. Berry, one of the assailants, ha'
quarters through the night and ycsterda
In cell in the city Jail: and her son
young Berry, was found in the night am
transferred to Jail. County Attorne
Stearns was out Of the city in the morn
ing and the cases wero continued TO
hearing at a later hour.
FOR fELONIOUS ASSAULT.
There was dance-a May whirl o
galety down IN the vicinity OF Y an
Twelfth streets Friday night at tn
Ackerman residence. The Steven
family reside near at hand, and befor
the police Judge yesterday morning th
elder Stevens appeared and swore out
complaint against David Ackermar
charging him with fc!onious assault upo
his son. Joseph Stevens. The side of tn
struggle laid bare in the complaint wa
that Ackerman pursued young Steven
with kaifc, striking at him with it bu
missing his ann. Failing to become a
exccutioncr with this implement of wal
he sicycd an axe and continued the chas
with that. The story of the prosecutio
zoe, 70 show that tho elder Ackerma
stood in the doorway Of his humble hab
tatiop and urged OH the warfare Th